"Black Wings"

4AD

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The guitar figure that unspools throughout the entirety of "Black Wings" is a curious thing. It's lightly chorused with the root notes taking unpredictable turns, the kind of riff that you could play for hours but ultimately keep to yourself rather than attempt to sing a proper melody over it. You could easily confuse it with something that found its way on a 4AD record during the label's formative stages, which makes it all the more strange that it comes from one of their more recent signings, Inc., the L.A.-based duo more often associated with 80s R&B than the Cocteau Twins or This Mortal Coil. But Inc. are drawn to all things smooth, and "Black Wings" stands out amongst No World for imagining a conversation between these two seemingly incompatible genres.